D I V E R S I F I C AT I O N
D I V E R S I F Y I N G W I T H L I V E S T O C K
A G R I C U LT U R E
D I G E S T
Introducing a new animal industry to your farm doesn’t just give you the opportunity to increase your productivity and profitability, it can also impact the quality of your farm itself. For instance, legume pastures grazed by livestock can boost the nitrogen and carbon in your soil. Here are some further ideas that may work for your farm:
DEER
G O AT S
Farmed for meat, hunting and velvet, deer will happily graze alongside sheep but require high fences complete with netting.
Goats easily cross-graze with other livestock, and their preference for eating woody weeds helps with weed control.
ALPAC A S
B U FFA LO
HONEY BEES
Alpacas thrive in similar conditions to Merino sheep and, if run with sheep or goats, will bond with them and protect them from foxes. Their soft feet are ideal for fragile soils.
Farmed across Australia, consumer demand for buffalo meat and milk is growing. Buffalos produce a rich milk that is perfect to be made into cheeses such as mozzarella and yoghurt.
Bees are another growing industry, with beeswax, honeycomb and royal jelly just some of the additional hive products they can generate. They’re also great for pollination.
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